Nigerian Labour Congress asks for international blacklist of governors who owe workers salaries

NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) officials plan to ask the International Trade Union Congress (ITUC) to place the names of governors in states where workers are being owed salaries and pensions for several months on a watch list.

 

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Former Ebonyi lawmaker said he kicked out of office in 2015 for refusing to buy guns for cultists

FORMER member of Nigeria's Federal House of Representatives Chief Peter Oge Ali has revealed that he got voted out of office in 2015 because he refused to purchase guns for cult members expected to back his re-election.

 

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Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria yet to decide on either Buhari or Atiku

FULANI herdsmen body the Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (Macban) has said it will soon decide who to endorse for next year's presidential elections out of former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and President Muhammadu Buhari.

 

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Buhari appoints his wife Aisha as a member of presidential advisory committee

PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appointed his wife Aisha as a member of the Presidential Advisory Committee on the Elimination of Drug Abuse as part of his administration's war on substance abuse.

 

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Securities and Exchange Commission warns that Nigeria's infrastructural deficit could hit $878bn by 2040

NIGERIA'S infrastructural deficit could hit $878bn by 2040 according to a recent report published by the Securities and Exchange Commission (Sec) which has warned that the limited amount of facilities available could severely hamper economic growth.

 

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Amnesty International wants ICC to open formal investigations over human rights abuses in Nigeria

AMNESTY International has asked the International Criminal Court (ICC) to commence a full-blown investigation into atrocities committed by both the Nigerian military and Boko Haram during the course of the insurgency and bring those responsible to justice.

 

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Catholic bishop of Enugu says Mbaka's public apology was not sufficient and gets him to write to Obi

ENUGU's Catholic bishop Most Reverend Callistus Onaga has rejected the recent public apology tendered by Reverend Father Ejike Mbaka to former Anambra State governor Peter Obi for embarrassing him during a church bazaar service.

 

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Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta to mobilise its members to support Atiku

MOVEMENT for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (Mend) leaders plan to mobilise their members to campaign for former vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the forthcoming elections as a result of their dissatisfaction with the government.

 

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Crystal Palace looking to purchase Victor Moses for £12m from Chelsea in January

ENGLISH Premier League side Crystal Palace has signified an interest in buying Nigerian winger Victor Moses from Chelsea for £12m following his falling out of favour with new manager Maurizio Sarri this season.

 

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Northern Elders Forum divided on who to back as its presidential candidate next year

MEMBERS of the Northern Elders Forum (Nef) have been unable to agree on which presidential candidate to back in next year's elections after a meeting to debate the issue ended in stalemate with delegates divided on who to support.

 

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